Rolesets - clear

clear

clear.01 - clean, make clear or open

CLEAR-V NOTES: Member of VNcls clear-10.3-1, preparing-26.3-1, other_cos-45.4, free-80-1. (from clear.01-v)
CLEARING-N NOTES: (from clearing.01-n)
CLEARANCE-N NOTES: clear.01 (from clearance.02-n)

Aliases:

clear (v.)
clearing (n.)
clearance (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: cleaner
ARG1-GOL: thing made clean
ARG2-PPT: dirt

clear-v: ARG0 and ARG1

The name , which means " beside the forest , " indicates that the early settlers must have had a tough time
clearingrel
landARG1
for their cropsARGM-GOL
.

clear-v: with dirt

InquiryARG0
clearsrel
Texas judgeARG1
of biasARG2
in comments on homosexual murder victimsARGM-LOC
.

clearing-n: Arg0,1

Kim 'sARG0
clearingrel
the tableARG1
after dinnerARGM-TMP
was a part of her daily chores .

clear.02 - approve, permit

CLEAR-V NOTES: Comparison to 'approve'. No appropriate VN class. (from clear.02-v)
CLEARING-N NOTES: carefully compare to clearing.03 (from clearing.02-n)
CLEARANCE-N NOTES: Added due to expansion of Nombank. Comparison to 'permit'. See VN classes admit-65, allow-64, and order-60, and clear-10.3-1. No Fn class. Framed by Katie. (from clearance.01-n)

Aliases:

clearing (n.)
clear (v.)
clearance (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent, approver
ARG1-PPT: thing approved
ARG2-VSP: semi-idiomatic: 'the way'
ARG3-GOL: entity given permission for arg1

clear-v: just plain transitive

A.L. Williams Corp. was merged into Primerica Corp. , New York , after
a special meeting of Williams shareholdersARG0
clearedrel
the transactionARG1
, the companies said .

clear-v: clear the way

In a surprise moveARGM-LOC
,
the British governmentARG0
clearedrel
the wayARG2
for a bidding war for Jaguar PLCARG1
by agreeing to remove an obstacle to a takeover of the auto makerARGM-MNR
.

clear-v: passive extraction

Dime Savings Bank of New YorkARG1
was
clearedrel
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.ARG0
to acquire Starpointe Savings Bank of Somerset , N.J.ARGM-PRP
, the banks said .

clear-n: Arg0,1

The shareholders 'ARG0
clearingrel
the transactionARG1
was the only thing remaining before it was finalized .

clearance-n: straightforward example with arg 0 and 1

Cray Research Inc won
governmentARG0
clearancerel
for its proposed reorganizationARG1

clearance-n: arg 0 in PP

The
clearancerel
by the Food and Drug administrationARG0

clearance-n: arg 0 and 1

FederalARG0
regulatoryARGM-MNR
clearancerel
for US distributionARG1

clearance-n: arg 2 first

TheirARG3
clearancerel
by the Food and Drug administrationARG0

clear.03 - escape, avoid, get past or through

CLEAR-V NOTES: What's interesting about this roleset is that it's the exact oppositeof the 'approve' roleset; you could also say 'the Senate cleared thecompromise'. Disambiguation machines are going to have a fit over this. (from clear.03-v)
CLEARING-N NOTES: carefully compare to clearing.02 (from clearing.03-n)

Aliases:

clear (v.)
clearing (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: escaper
ARG1-PPT: thing escaped

clear-v: transitive

The compromise plan , which boosts the minimum wage for the first time since 1981ARG0
, is expected to
clearrel
the SenateARG1
soonARGM-TMP
.

clearing-n: Arg0,1

The bill 'sARG0
clearingrel
the SenateARG1
was only the first step .

clear.06 - apparent, obvious, well-explained,

CLEAR-J NOTES: Roleset based on insances in BOLT P01, parts 2,3. Relation to clarify.01, which is member of other_cos-45.4. (from clear.01-j)
CLEARER-J NOTES: (from clearer.01-j)

Aliases:

clearer (j.)
clear (j.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: Cause of clarification, evidence/facts
ARG1-PPT: Thing that is clear, obvious
ARG2-GOL: whom it is obvious to

clear-j: With It EXP

After last night 's events in BrusselsARGM-TMP
, it 's
clearrel
that the UK does n't want to be a part of the Europe -LRB- or just the EU ? -RRB- anymoreARG1
.

clear-j: All args, analysis makes clear

ItARG1
is
clearrel
to meARG2
from the analysisARG0
.

clear-j: arg2 as subject

If
the studentARG2
was
clearrel
about who of the two was olderARG1
, he could simply answered who was older , he could also answer who was superior in rank and that would be alright too , certainly , answering the question in terms of their strength and magical ability would also be accepted as correct .

clear.07 - translucent

CLEAR-J NOTES: Roleset based on insances in BOLT P01, parts 2,3. (from clear.04-j)

Aliases:

clear (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing that is translucent

clear-j: Girl's best friend

The diamondARG1
is
perfectlyARGM-EXT
clearrel
.

clear.08 - unobstructed, clean, open

CLEAR-J NOTES: Roleset based on insances in BOLT P01, parts 2,3. Based on verb entry clear.01, but differs from verb in that it lacks an arg0, which doesn't seem to be grammatical with the adjective. (from clear.02-j)

Aliases:

clear (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-DIR: thing that is clear, open (may not be filled by test event)
ARG2-PPT: dirt, obstructions

clear-j: All args

When the rains cameARGM-TMP
the areaARG1
was
clearrel
of oilARG2
.

clear-j: similar example

Make sure
the areaARG1
is
clearrel
of wiresARG2
before working near trees or shrubs .

clear-j

Oropharyngeal examARG1
is
clearrel
.

          (c / clear-08
            :ARG1 a
            :ARG3-of (e / examine-01
              :ARG1 (a / anatomical-site :name (n / name :op1 "oropharynx"))))
        

clear.09 - having avoided obstruction

CLEAR-J NOTES: Roleset based on insances in BOLT P01, parts 2,3. (from clear.03-j)

Aliases:

clear (j.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: thing avoiding something else
ARG1-PPT: thing avoided

clear-j: All args

The shipARG0
was
clearrel
of the reefARG1
.

clear_up

clear_up.04 - become/make clear, clean, becoming, making clean or clear

CLEAR_UP-V NOTES: Essentially the same as the 'clean' roleset. See VNcls clear-10.3-1. (from clear.04-v)
CLEARING_UP-N NOTES: (from clearing.04-n)

Aliases:

clear_up (v.)
clearing_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: cleaner
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming clean

clear_up-v: clear up my acne?

But it is puzzling to some Hollywood executives that
SonyARG0
rushed to hire them without
clearingrel
uprel
the Warner situationARG1
firstARGM-TMP
.

clearing_up-n: Arg0,1

HerARG0
clearingrel
uprel
the rumorsARG1
did not succeed in deflecting attention from her , and paparazzi continued to follow her every move .

clear_out

clear_out.05 - remove, leave

CLEAR_OUT-V NOTES: Based on Bolt data. No VN or FN classes. Framed by Katie. (from clear.05-v)

Aliases:

clear_out (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: clearer, causer of leaving
ARG1-PPT: entity leaving or removed
ARG2-LOC: place left

clear_out-v: With causer and place left

[Police]-1 moved in before daybreak and started [*]-1 to
clearrel
out
the campARG2

ARG0: [*]-1 to

clear_out-v: with arg 1

[Occupy Oakland]-1 has been
clearedrel
[*]-1 out
ARG1: [*]-1 out

clarify

clarify.10 - make clear(er)

CLARIFY-V NOTES: Based on financial subcorpus. Member of VNcls other_cos-45.4. Updated by Julia, 11/2010. (from clarify.01-v)
CLARIFICATION-N NOTES: Roleset based on verb entry clarify.01, OntoNotes grouping clarification-n senses 1 & 2; no mapping to VN. Framed by Claire. (from clarification.01-n)

Aliases:

clarify (v.)
clarification (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer of clarification, agent
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming clearer
ARG2-GOL: benefactive

clarify-v: ARG0 and ARG1

Ho Chih - hui , secretary - general of the KMT caucus in the legislature , says that the party supports barring those convicted of involvement in organized crime from public office , but feels that
the Executive YuanARG0
needs to
clarifyrel
just what " involvement " constitutes in this contextARG1
.

clarify-v: ARG0 and ARG1

For example , computers are capable of finding numbers hidden under or scattered throughout a huge pile of
dataARG0
whichR-ARG0
is impenetrable to the human brain , and
canARGM-MOD
analyze and
clarifyrel
these numbersARG1
into useful know - howARGM-PRD
.

clarify-v: ergative, physical clarification

I am a fairly decent cook , though I have not really tackled complex tasks like the baking of bread or dramatic sauces which threaten to erupt into flames if you leave them anywhere near the stove after
the butterARG1
clarifiesrel
.

clarification-n: Args 0 & 1

PLO leader Arafat asked Egypt to seek
clarificationsrel
from theU.S.ARG0
on Secretary of State Baker 's plan for Mideast peace talksARG1
.

clarification-n: Literal clarification

This recipe calls for the
clarificationrel
of a cup of butterARG1
.

clarification-n: All arguments

HisARG0
clarificationrel
of the term " wounded students "ARG1
to at risk studentsARG2
puts a different light on strategies that are needed in schools .